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I think if she would still be interested in TS-fandom/the story, meanwhile she would have noticed that you're looking for her everywhere and would have contacted you. As a "buyer" of auction-stories I can tell you, if I would have to change my e-mail addy, I would make sure that the people who are writing my won stories would be among the first to know how to reach me. *g* Perhaps you can do another round of searching for her in a week or so and include the info about your intention to offer the "abandoned from the buyer"-story for this year's auction. If she can't react right now because she's ill, on vacation etc. etc, there's another chance for her.

But the fact that she changed her e-mail addy and did not inform you gives me the impression, she's not interested in the story anymore because otherwise she would have told you how to reach her in the future. Just my 2 cents.

Did she win any other stories too and would it be possible to contact the authors of the other stories to see if they had contact with her lately? Aly could perhaps help with the info about whether or not she won more stories from other authors. :-)

In any case I think you should offer the WIP-comm idea, it's a good one. Even if just *one* person pays for the access, it's another dollar for Moonridge. :-) Set a low price (not because I think it's not worth more) but simply because at a low rate a lot of people could be willing to pay for the access, it wouldn't cut much into their money for other auction items and general budged. Ten people spending $ 5 each are simply more likely than one person spending $ 50 for it and I'm strictly thinking in a "how to get the most out of it for Moonridge"-manner. :-)

Aside from that I think that a lot of people would want to spend at least a little but a lot of items go out of their reach fast, money-wise. So having a "low price" offer gives those people the possiblity to particiipate in the auction without stressing their budget over the limit they can afford. :-) I think a lot of people would prefer to pay a few dollars for something like the comm-access (and would actually *do* it) over simply donating a low amount of money (which a lot of people might not do because they're ashamed of the low donation).

If the lost buyer doesn#t turn up in, say, 2 weeks, you would have 2 items to offer - the story for a "real" auction and the set price comm-access - without having to stress you too much. :-)

PatK
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